The Sun. — London, England, 1838-11-17 00:00:00

~ 'ilT,:,l C DINNER TO SIR EDWARD TYN, BART On M at -- aiond a y l ast, a most sampttious entertainment was given R'gent Hotel, Leamington, as a testimony of gratitude banitdurtesspect to Sir Edward Mostyn, on the part of the hills , whi c h was most numerously and highly respectably attended. After the usual toasts, ~.The C HAIRMAN (Sir Edward Major Hawkes), gave, " Long lioren,_prosperity, happiness, and every blessing this world can e fer, to their worthy and distinguished guest, Sir Edward Mostyrt." Sir The toast was drank with the most enthusiastic spirit. 71 EDWARD MOSTYN rose to acknowledge the compliment, was received with the most deafening cheers. He rose, O_ said, with a heart full of gratitude; for their great kindness . 1. ? him that day had so subdued and overpowered his feelings, in t at he Alt quite incompetent to thank them as he could wish. yea a s no small grat ifi cation to him to know that since the g re he h a d li ved among them he had had the pleasure of iving satisfaction to a set of men whom he esteemed so highly as he did those whom he addressed.—(Cheers.) He could Only beg th at they would accept of the warmest thanks of a w erm-h e arted Welshman. (Sir Edward sat down amidst the and mo s t enthusia s ti c marks of approbation. The company rose gave three times three in the heartiest manner.) Lord TEYNHAM, on giving the health of the young Prince naraapnoleon, said, that in proposing the health of the illustrious ger w h o had honoured their convivial meeting with his presence, he should merely observe that from the peculiar and delicate position of Prince Napoleon. it would probably be _ more agreeable to him, as well as satisfactory to the gentle oni.e!l•tbere present, for the purpose of expressing their feelings I;londness and good-v, ill towards his distinguished relative, r clward Mostyn, that he should abstain from all political feelailesi, a ; but be trusted he should not infringe upon such , ve la gs, when he observed that while as Englishmen they bas re justly proud that even the slave who touches their shores la his fetters cast to the ground, and becomes free in th:s " c l of liberty, so much the stronger must be their pride and ,‘llratification to throw open their doors to the illustrious and rrseeuted stranger, who here sought security, and was cer p7e to find repose. And he might, perhaps, also with pro ti_Y express their hopes that the splendid name be bore, and tb r now belonged to history, might cheer him on his way v ia cu gh life, and that whether, by the dispensations of Pro -"cc, that path might lead to glory and a throne, or to the nlore tr, most • anquil and perhaps happier scenes of private life, they cordially wished him health and prosperity. esi r u Prin ce s NAPOLEO N Louis returned thanks in the English Infpage as follows---( We give it in the first persen, being of reporting the Prince's precise words) :—" Gen ineTen, I regret very much not to be able to express to you e4glish, so well as I should like, my feelings of gra yed, far the amiable manner with which you drank my di ekth ' I find myself much gratified to have been invited to a L.nnn_er which is for me so interesting in every respect. The ;Iciness which you show towards me is a proof that youthi a n_k e in% hospitality is one of the first qualities of a people who . pendent by nature, and generous by its character. , I pro. r e s,e you the health of the inhabitants of Leamington." d Lord Teynham's health and some others ha ' d been gre alt wit T , h the usual honours, e lid TICRAIRMAN gave the health of the Vicomte Persigny Docteur Conneau 14:m.esesiVeICOINITE DE PERSIGNY returned thanks as follows : nfr urs,—Je voudrais pouvoir vous exprimer dans votre vi e Lee toute la sincerite de Ines remerciemens. - La hien q e iree que vous me temoignez m'est d'autant plus sensible t l eUr s 'adresse moins a mot qu'a la personne que j'ai P ee ompagner. Acceptez, done, je vous pric, l'expres , e ale vice gratitude." I,,a_a speech of Monsieur le Docteur CONNEAU, in acknow twe, ern, we give verbatim Gentlemen,—l am ashamed speak English in a manner more convenient to ' 1 ; 55 YOU my gratitude ; but, unfortunately, what I feel in -elYnr:eletallnoetannot express with my tongue. I beg leave to propose the health of the Ladies of Leamington." The remainder of the evening was passed in great hilarity PRICE OF SUGAR. Com in , l'abi 'En EFFECTS OF BOUNTY AND OF MONOPOLY. la w; a e showin g the ex-duty price of West India Sugar i n Mincing ,. nd Cum Paring the same against the price of foreign sugars : The G London, Nov. 16, 1838. Gazette this day quotes the average price of British Per cwt. kitice.uvtaation Muscovado Sugar, exclusive of duty, at 3ls. lid. b ._ do Sugars raised by free labour in the Manilla have ' vett sold , ;bo la 9, 1 . ‘uts week at from 19s. to 225. per cwt., being 6d. per cwt. less than the average price of West Th e n bo d ' a Sugar. p er tY on refined Sugar having been reduced to 355. Bd. t., no sales for exportation have been effected this „ . ",: r ett in that article. This edduetion still leaves a clear bounty--allowing Is, for e era _, u t Y on the poi sonous di r t con t a i n ed in the Mus by or moist Sugar--and which is extracted from it p r ocess of refinin g o f samecwt been sold this day in London, free of duty, at 30ms. 6d. per cw wt S a n excess of price paid by the British consumer of 21s. 6d. per fte an other words 21s. 6d. per cwt. on Treacle contributed by the poor townard" ,eve n West India Bounty, and not, as it is erroneously supposed, C s ue. fror n °' Z E . ---- The duty on West India Coffee, the price of it ranging baj or ; m "' to 130 s. pe r cw t , i s 56 5. p e r cwt., about 50 per cent ad Per e d uty on St. D om i ngo Co ff ee, t h e average p r i c e of it being 425. Prot wt ' is 14 0 s. per cwt., or about 300 per cent. ad valorem. The cent . Per duty, therefore, on West India adree is equivalent to 250 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPON DENT .) 12 P OR TSMOUTH, NOV. 16, 1838.—1 n Harb our —B r it ann i a , - 0 flag-ship , y • Victor, 104, ordinary, guard ship ; Excel lent, gu nne ry ship ; Royal Ge orge , y ac ht ; R acer , 16, _llama 'transport ; and tenders Fanny, Emerald, Gossamer, and Gi psy. I,tt Basin—Ganges, 84; and Camelion, 10. 10 Dock—Not any thing in commission. At Spithead—No vessel of war. ARRIVALS, SAILINGS, &C. DURING THEWEEK i } te en Sund a y th e 11th the Barossa transport sail e dro mSpit ford for the West Indies, and the Diligence, naval transport, Ymouth. ,Pl Tuesday the 13th arrived the Numa, transport, from d ie t with the depot of the 67th regiment on board, for in this garrison. thetCommand in-Chiefre-ho isted his flag, and Commander- Th u - ' 4 _,na, surveying vessel, was paid off into ordinary.. _ O n Li e -rs uaY, the 15th, the Camelion, 10, was commissioned by ter Lie u Hunter, late of the Portland, for service in the Medi lioraean • and this da (Friday) the Giry, tender to the ariived from Shee r ness with supernumeraries for the gri n Tuesday, the 13th, the officers of her Majesty's sh ip resi ll , e in gave a farewell dinner to Capt. H. Dundas, on his irlpfr nin g the command of that beautiful ship. There were D ri ' e d to meet him, among other numerous friends, Captain G 4n ritl al &Trotter (his successor), Captain Griffin, of the The, he c. %p t 4. ° ceasion was one which called forth, on the part ex of ea s 4 4 H• Dundas, a truly neat and excellent . speech, s e of his regret at parting, and of his readiness,s hould 1 4 . 4 af te ice .s be again required, to have their co.operatlo a n . ; th r in this manner introducing them to their new C p " 1 1 16 1 7 spent the evening in the enjoyment of it,highly so tkok „i" r g, and it was not before late that a final separation i v fle e. Illbi a e i2 Dl t alhne, 18, will be commissioned in a day or two ; Wiling and Lieutenant .. Fanshawe have been i ti t'i llni it lit e -e it oW h . er. The next ship in most probability will be " r e al sn ' is en ge, 78; the Sapphire, 28, and Magicienne, 24, Th "ein g got ready with all possible dispatch. e f°11 " . gentlemen passed their examination at the 1 41 Naval ine • b !fir College on Tuesday : `letat v 4 v. Cra ve n , E xce ll ent ; R o b er t A. Suckling, /Etna ; 44 t1t1" Lisle, H enry F . N ev ill e R o lf e , J ose ph Dayman, .44 e s W. Moule Instructors.—Frederick Clinks Halsted, Charles trNiv. ERSITY INTELLIGENCE. 44, tf, ° 4 " t Glit Nov. 17.—At the congregation on Wednesday t ko foll ow i ng degrees were conferred ; \V nril et°l ' urnrtl i n Divinity by Royal Mandate.— Rev. Christopher Trinit Colle. le ge. c'eto r in it Divinit Y Y.—Rev g . e John Simpson, St. John's Col er °F Arts —Richard Shutte, Emm. College. c s \-011 e ntiate in edicine.—Edmund Lloyd Birkett, aiu Il a ege *, ' r ,, i titit he iT r , B in 'he Civil Law.—Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, 13 aci l ; Edmund Hugh Clerk, St. John's. fi At t h e e ° . ! in Arts.—John Thomas Burt, Trinity College. e nitt.e Congregation, the following graces passed the T o -- 11:. te ° ,, irl t the Vice-Chancellor, the Master of Trinity Col t ti,` ' t aster of Christ's College, the Master of Caius Col -413: - " e PlUne and Lowndean Professors, Pro .ezir _ Lucasian , e r e s Thurtell, o . fCaius College, Mr. Phillips of ° okg"liege, Mr. Gaskin of Jesus College, and Mr. - us rOZ„ c ' f St Peter's College, a Syndicate for visiting the T o —ory t NovemberlB39. Tit hek af64 t he seal o 'agreement for the commutation of • 0 1 ; - :', / the parish of t Raveningham ana in the County of Nor a f t o he. r ite.b 0 n day last, the Rev. G. Maddison, Fellow of C e _ 411 in this University, was presented to the Vicarage esus f 0 11 v 4in tgr in this town, by the Master and Fellows of J U„ ge l t l: 4l . l 3rOk u e urs e ciax William . . Henr, Guillemard, B. A., of 1 ,134 Pll " 0 ege, in this University, was elected a Foun -,°7r of that Society. ' it tist r ,: ut ee of Hulsean Lecturer will become vacant at asti ext, and the trustees have issued a notice re 'ito 11 ,.;' a " pers •h'g to become candidates for that 'l° lotille,chtly,thei°rlnamweiss tion-the Vice-Chancellor, on or before n i p, .4 D e cember next. eti g of i rk ' ve rk i n , the Philosophical Society was held on Mon. t c il F! Mr. Hopkins, one of the Vice-Presidents, being INT 41r . Pro(essor Whewell made a communication teTh l ts i l ing certain kinds of Architecture. ' • nt ed 4e nte ev • W. J. Charlton Staunton, M. A., has been pre carage of Aslackby, vacant by the cession of stiehard Lee. Al Aw l( 1) h . .vArt t) v v h, ALECOGNITION.--A pe . r . son . named , 1 1 ,Te f- has for the last six months been residing in tour• 1 . W as ev° w eeks afro married a respectable woman, whom ~,,ZeatnPanyingbdown the High-street, on Monday se'n• ,: ) he 4 , 11 .1 4 in they encountered poor woman, who appeared l erdz e i h . f atigued with travelling, and who imm . ediately re_ ch s . e_ond e eßn to be her runaway husband. He i a o Nde. r • ' and has not since been heard of,— Wolverhampton DANIEL AND ST. PAUL " Daniel O'Connell hardly deserved the name of man ; no. he was rather a compound of devilism, for it really seemed as if the evil one had condensed all the bad passions of man's nature into one individual. He was in the shape of a man, but he had the mind of a :levil I"—Vide Mr. Horace St. Paul's speech at Droitwicb. " What a vile anomaly's Irish Dan, " Heir-presumptive of Satan's clan 1 " He's huge and gaunt as a Greenland whale, " And graced with a big, black, thundering tail, " Has claws on his fingers, and eke on his toes, " Vomits forth flames wherever he goes, " (Which of course is always singeing his nose) " Has scales all over his brassy hide, " Red eyes, and God knows what beside 1— " Such a monstrous fright, a man to call " Were absurd—he isn't a man at all, " But a perfect Devil I"—quoth Horac3 S. Paul. Ah, Horace, Horace, if Dan, I trove, Is all this and more ; say, what art thou ? There's a certain animal usually found Where thistles and such like weeds abound, Who's famous among his fore-footed peers, For a very thick head and very long ears, Of which he's as proud, as he is of his bray That might scare e'en Satan himself away ! Now if Dan's a Devil, I think we may call This brute with propriety—Horace St. Paul ! LITERATURE. EXCURSIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OP RONDA AND GRANADA. 2 Vols. Colburn, London, 1838. The most amusing portions of these volumes—which are the production of Captain Rochfort Scott—is that where the author describes his visit to the famous mountains and plain of Granada, of which Washington Irving has furnished us with such a glowing sketch, in his best work, the " Tales of the Alhambra. 7 Captain Scott, however, by no means speaks of the celebrated Moorish city in the same animated terms as Mr. Irving ; on the whole, it disappointed his ex pectations ; the Hall of Lions, in particular, of which the generality of our modern tourists have been in the habit of speaking in such enthusiastic terms. Alhama, too, celebrated by Byron in his translations of one of the elegies of its local ports, disappointed our author, who seems :o have resolved, in travelling through these romantic districts, " so dear to legend and to song," not to have allowed his imaginati on t o get the better of his judgment. Throughout his volumes he shows himself the cool observant traveller, qualities of inestimable use to one who travels through countries over which the poets and the novelists have shed such K . dying splendour. NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SPERM WHALE. Van Voorst, London, 1838, Mr. Beale, the author of this little volume has here pre sented us, in a most compendious form, wit'i the best and most practical account we have yet seen in print of the anatomy, physiology, food, &c., of that valuable " monster of the deep," the spermatic whale. To this he has added a sketch of South Sea Whaling Voyages, which is full of interesting details. The volume is embellished with a clever frontispiece illustrative of the capture of a whale by several fishing boats, one of which the angry leviathan has tossed high in air. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY ) COVENT GARDEN. Supplies to-day were very good, but the season now limits the variety at Market. The quantity of Turnips at Marke was very, large. The highest descriptions of Fruit miiintain their prices. Plants, per dozen. 3s. to 3s. 6d. Cabbages,t per dozen, ls. 6d. to 3s. Brocoli, 12s. to 14s. per dozen. Onions, 4s. 6d. to 7s. per bushel. Scotch • Red Potatoes, 3s. 6d. to 4s. per bushel ; Devons, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. Apple s 4s. 6d. to 7s. Oranges, ss. to 20s. per hundred. Lemons, Bs. to 10s. HUNGERFORD. MARKET. The market to-day, presented every appearance of a good business doing. Fish—Turbot, 6s. and 7s. to 21s. ; Soles, 10d. to 3s. per pair; Lobsters, 9d. to 3s. each; Cod, Is. sd. and 2s. to lOs. and 12s. Meat—Trade not lively, owing to the dull foggy weather—prices unvaried. Vegetables in good supply for the seaon, and prices rather higher. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Meat of every sort was in good supply; the demand, how, ever, was but moderate. Quality good ; and prices, where altered, rather lower. Beef, 2s. Bcl. to 3s. Bd. ; Mutton, 2s. Bd. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; Irish, 3s. to 3s. 6d. Game and Poultry a very largo supply, but the demand was heavy, and prices, where altered higher. The following are the quotations for each, and not per couple or per pair: -Fowls, 2s 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Geese, 4s. to 6s. 6d. ; Chickens, Is. 3d. to 2s. ; Ducks, ls. 9d. to 2s. 6d. ; Pheasants, 3s. to 4s. ; Grouse, 2s. to 3s. ; Partridges, Is. 3d. to 2s. ; Hares, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Leverets, Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. ; Rabbits, 6d. to Is. ; Turkeys, 3s. 6d. to 9s. ; Black Game, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d Eggs, 6s. to 7s. per 120. CITY FISH MARKET. Supplies good, and so was trade; prices much as yester day. Turbot, ss. and 6s. to 21s. ; Soles, 6d. to 2s. 6d. per pair; Cod, ls. 6d. to Bs., 95., and 10s. ; Lobsters, 9d. t o 3s. each; Whitings, 3d. to 6cl. each ; Had docks, 4d. to 10d. each. OIL MARKET. The only novelty in this Market is, that Cocoa Nut Oil has advanced to 505.,. at which price business has been done. TALLOW - MARKET. P. Y. C. is 555. 6d. and town 625., with no great busi ness passing. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE COLONIAL MAR.. KETS DURING THE WEEK. On the whole, including public sale and private contract, there has been a fair business done for the time of the year, as our daily reports have shown. In prices but very little varia tion from those of last week. Raw Sugar may be quoted 6d. per cwt. higher, and Coffee Is. per cwt. lower; Rice, Rum, Cocoa, Tea, Spices, Indigo, and Cotton, have undergone no variation. The imports have been moderate; the exports light, and the deliveries to a very good extent. But little business advertised for next week. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING. THE COTTON TRADE.—The animated demand noticed in our last, for both power and band-loom fabrics, continues un abated, and at further advanced rates of 3d. and 4d. per piece —thus leaving no room for complaint on behalf of the manu facturers There is, hoc ever, one remark to be made, which is much to be regretted, viz., that the bulk of purchases of grey cloth for the American =Act is intended for printing, whilst the orders for finishing goods are mainly for the finest descriptions of prints. Thus we see a most important branch of this trade is on the eve of leaving us, at least the best part of it connected with the American trade. Yarns are dull as may be, and may be bought a shade lower than on Tues day, arising, no doubt, from the great uncertainty of any thing now shipped for Russia, &c., reaching its destination before spring. THE LATE BRITISH LEGION. We have the pleasure to announce that the Commis sion for the settlement of the claims of the late British Auxiliary Legion of Spain was opened yesterday by his Excellency General Alava in person, attended by the Chavalier Jabert, Secretary to the Spanish Embassy. The Committee of superior officers representing and acting for the Legion, and Mr. Bradburn, agent for a large proportion of the claimants, were present on ate occasion, an event which they have so long and ardently wished for. Don Euzebio Gimeuez, on the part of the Spanish Government, and Colonel Wetherell, on the part of the Legion, were constituted Commissioners, with full powers to settle, on principles of equity and justice, all questions between the Spanish Government and the Legion ; and in the event of the Commissioners not coming to a decision on any of them, such points are to be determined by General Alava and a referee, appointed by the British Government, to act with his Excellency. By Royal order, Mr. Black is attached to the Commission as Commissary of the Legion. His Excellency expressed his earnest desire that a spirit of moderation and good feeling should animate all parties whilst engaged in the consideration and adjustment of their mutual interests, which he hoped would be brought very soon to an amicable arrangement. He assured the gentle men that if the course he had adopted had afforded satis faction, it was no other than that which had been pointed out to him by his Government, which was most desirous that justice, in the most complete sense of the word, should be done to the Legion. General Sir Duncan M'Dougald, as the senior officer, expressed his sincere thanks for the courtesy and straight forwardness which he and his brother officers had on all occasions received from General Alava, and the great pleasure he experienced in witnessing the opening of the Commission. We congratuiate his Excellency on the success of the measures he has adopted, and point to it as remarkable in stance of the value of character in a public man. In a few days he has entirely changed the face of Legion affairs, and, in the place of discontent, distrust, and complaints, has introduced harmony, confidence, and good will. When we announced in our Paper of the 22d ult. the expected arrival of General Alava, we anticipated the change which has actually taken plaee, and we now ex press our belief that the Commission he has established will settle all points at issue between the Spanish Govern. ment and the Legion in a manner satisfactory to both, and that we shall soon have the happiness of congratulating his Excellency and the Commissioners on the amicable ar rangement of a question which, till the arrival of General Alava, was the eatoe of Mach discontent and angry discus sion.—Moi•ning Chronicle, THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 183 COURT CIRCULAR. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—Her Majesty rode in the Park this afternoon on° horseback, attended by the Baroness Lehzen, the Marquis . Conyngham, Lord Fingal], Sir Henry Wheatley, the Hon. W. Cowper, Viscount Melbourne, Colonel Wenlyis, the Hon.:C. A. Murray, and the Hon. Colonel and Miss Ca vendish. FRANCE. The Cour rier Francais says very justly that Switzer land will find herself strangely mistaken if she considers herself exempt from all future interference and intrigue by the manner in which she has smoothed her difficulties with France. This print remarks upon the contradiction which Prince Metternich's present interference, for the purpose of excluding some supposed republican refugees from the Hel vetic territory, offers to the amnesty published on the occa sion of the coronation at Milan, and, arguing from this contradiction, the French journalist appears disposed to advert again to the rumour which existed when this act of grace was promulgated—namely, that Count Colourat, and not Metternich, was the author of it. The matter, how ever, must for the present remain in abeyance, for so long as no overt act is committed by Austria, or afforded an excuse for by Switzerland, it is not to be supposed that M. de Bombelles would wantonly offer any interruption to the re lations which at present exist between the two States. The Journal des Debats attaches great importance to this dispatch of Prince Metternich and Messrs. Amrhyn's circular, and, as far as can be argued from the.little that the Ministerial writer ventures to say, the advanced step of the Austrian Envoy is somewhat grateful to the feelings of the French Government. Lord and Lady Lansdowne took their departure for their seat at Bowood Park, Wilts. Lord Holland left for town. The Royal dinner party this evening will include the fol. loving personages :—Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Baroness Lehzen, Lady Theresa D!gby, Lady Mary Stopford, Lady Barham, the Hon. Miss Cocks, the Hon. Miss Cavendish, Viscount Melbourne, the Marquis Conyngham, the Hon. Wm. Cowper, the Hon. C. A. Murray, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish. The Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended by Colonel Jones, came to town yesterday morning. His Royal Highness and Prince Edward left Cambridge House in the afternoon, for Kew. The French Ambassador, the Prussian, Belgian, and Spa. nish Ministers; and Count Senfft, Minister from Austria, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from Downing_ street for Lord Melbourne at Windsor. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from Downing -street, for Lord Glenelg at Leamington. The Russian and Hanoverian Ambassadors transacted busi ness ycs erc'ay at the Foreign Office. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Foreign Department for Lord Ponsonby, the British Ambassador at Constantinople • and for the English Ch arges d'Aff a i res at the Courts of Persia and St. Petersburgli. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the India Board for Lord Auckland, the Governor-General of India ; and for the Officers administering her Majesty's Government at Madras and Bombay. A dispute yesterday took place in the garden of the Tuileries between Mr. Somers, M.P. for Sligo, and Mr. Beaumont, late M.P., which ended for the time in the hearty reciprocal application of the canes of those Hon. Gentlemen to each other's heads and shoulders. It is said that they are gone out to close the transaction with pistols. An atrocious murder was committed here last night. A gentleman (said to be a foreigner and in liquor) stopped for some purpose at the iron railing that separates the terrace of the garden of the Tuileries from the Rue de Rivoli. He was ordered by one of the sentinels to v.ithdraw (au large), but I suppose refused, and was there upon shot dead. _ DespatChes were forwarded yesterday from the Foreign Department for the British Ministers at Berlin and Vienna. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. According to a letter of the 10th inst., from Toulon, published in the Courrier Francais, the brig Cygne, which had been forced to return for repairs, had again sailed for Mexico, where she had been preceded by the Sylphe. The Cerf brig was preparing to sail for the same destina tion., This reinforcement to Admiral Baudin's squadron was thought calculated to render the blockade more com pact, rather than to enable him to attempt an attack. Preparations were being made for sending vessels of greater force to Mexico , and it was supposed th a t th e or d er f or victualling the ontebello was given in consequence of a design to form a fleet capable, not only of obtaining satis faction from the Mexicans, but of keeping up a respectable position with regard to the English. The Marengo and the Alger, which were to be armed, were supposed to be likewise destined for the Gulf of Mexico. The Iris schooner hai arrived from Algiers, which she quitted on the sth. Marshal Valee had returned, and bad forwarded de spatches to the Government by the L is. They were sent on to Paris by estafette. ARRIVALS. General Reeves, in York -street, Portman-square, from Glastonbury House, the scat of Walton Roberts, Esq.; John Evans, Esq., at his house in Hertford-street. CHANGES. The Earl and Countess of Surrey, from a visit to her Ma jesty at Windsor Castle; Lord George Stuart, from Milan, for Florence ; the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, at Wim bledon Park, from Leamington Spa : the Marquis and Mar chioness of Downshire, and Lady Charlotte Hill, at East hampstead Park, Berkshire, from the scat of the Viscount Bridport, Cricket House, Somerset ; Lady Oranmore and the Hon. Miss Browne, at Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire, on a visit; Lord and Lady Dillon, from Moulsey Park, Surrey; Lady Anne and the Misses Beresford, and Col. Jones, M. P., from Dublin, for the Palace at Armagh ; Lord Shieffield, at Lowesby Hall, near Melton Mowbray, from Gunton Hall, Norfolk ; the Marquis of Waterford and Lord John Beres ford, at Curraghmore House, from Fordcastle, Northumber berland; Lord and Lady Francis Egerton at Bath, from YVorsley Hall; Lady Isabella Kerr, at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, from Dover; Mr. Massey Stanley, M. P., from the seat of Sir John Gerard, New Hall, Warrington, for Melton Mow bray ; Lord Macdonald, from ditto, for ditto ; Sir George Staunton, Bart., M. P., from Leigh Park, Hants, for the Continent; the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, from Halken Castle, for Eaton Hall ; Major-General and Mrs. Wyndham, at Slade Lands, Sussex, from a tour; the Coun tess Dowager of Rothes, from Brighton, for Dorking. FRENCH FUNDS.—Pasts, NOVEMBER 15. Five per Cents., 110 f. 90c. lIIf. 11, f. 95c. Four per cents., 105 f. Three per Cents., 81f. 95c. 90c. 95c. Bank Actions. 2,715 f. 2,72 f. Rente de Naples, 102 f. 10c. 15c. 20e. Roman Five per Cents., 101%%, Spanish Actives, 17%. Belgian Five per Cents., 10:?%. Belgian Three per cents., 73f. 90c. Belgian Bank, 1,487 f. 50c. 1,480 f. Haytian Loan, 420 f. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. Or(' rnonth, paper, 25f. 37%c.; money, 25f.37%c Three months, paper, 25f. 25e. money. 25f. 25c LATEST PRICES. Five per Cents. Illf. lOc. Three per Cents., 82f, Bank Actions, 2720 f. Romans, 101%. Belgian Loan, 102%. Belgian Bank 1,480 f. Spanish Actives, 17%. Haytian Loan, 420 f. The Count Sebastiani's diplomatic reunions have been postponed until after Christmas, when town will begin to fill. His Excellency's dinner parties during the present week have been confined to the Secretaries and Attach& of the Embassy, and Count Senfft, the Austrian Special Minister. The Russian Ambassador is•expected to proceed to Brighton for a short time on the arrival of his relatives, Count Charles and Countess Pozzo di Borgo. His Excel lency is not expected to visit Paris this winter. The Duchess-Countess of Sutherland left Hamil ton-place, on Thursday, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, at Grove Park, near Watford. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland intend to pass the winter at Rome, and return to England in the spring. The rebuilding of Trentham Hall, in Staffordshire,, kill be continued during the winter under the superintendence of Mr. Charles Barry. Their Excellencies Count and Countess Woronzow have left Savenaohe Lodge, where the Gallant Count and his Countess have been visiting. Lady Dover has returned to Gouran Castle, Kil kenny, from visiting the family estates in the northern part of Ireland, during which visitation her Ladyship was accom panied by the youthful Viscount Clifden and Lord Dover. SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. B.—The much dreaded day of the open ing of the Cortes, for which armies of reserve, horse and foot, had been detained from their proper destination, passed off without the slightest disposition being evinced to dis turb the peace of the city. Amongst the thousands, for the concourse was numerous, who assembled to witness the passage of the royal precession to the saloon of the Congress, not a voice, not a hand was raised in disapproba. tion of either the Queen or her Majesty's Ministr rs. But if the royal party and the Government experienced neither groans not insults, neither were they received with vices or other expressions -of cordial or enthusiastic feeling. A cold, contemplative, but respectful demeanour was observed by the guards and the people as their Majesties passed along, a thousand times more significant than the hisses of a rabble or a mob. The Queen Regent, the victim of popular alienation through the vices and errors of her advisers, seemed obviously to feel her altered position, and to wear in her counte nance the visible marks of sorrow and suffering. I never saw her look so ill on any of the nunierous occasions which I had to observe her in public. Within the walls of the Cortes a similar absence of all enthusiasm was to be re marked, and, with the exception of the cold and subdued expression of compliment which the people of Spain almost never refuse to royalty, not an indication of feeling was to be witnessed in the Chamber. The house, which is small, was as usual crowded to excess. In the diplomatic box I observed our able and worthy minister, Sir George Villiers, who his friends were happy to see much renovated in health since his last appearance in the same place. The Duke de Ferensac, French Minister, and the other diplo matic gentlemen now resident in Madrid, were also present. Her Majesty, the Queen Regent, having led her infant daughter to the throne, and taken her seat with her Mi nisters placed on either hand of her, read the speech which I subjoin. Having concluded the delivery of the Royal Speech, her Majesty descended from the throne, and pro ceeeded to the Palace by the same route, and mitt) the same circumstances as she left it. It was three o'clock when the ceremony concluded, and, as I have stated before, without any demonstration other than I have described. Her Majesty the Queen Regent was dressed in the State costume of the Court of Madrid, scarlet robes trimmed with gold, and wore a profusion of brilliants about her person. Her daughter, the Queen Isabel, was dressed in white satin, and appears to be hastening fast to maturity, considering her very young age, The cortege was sufficiently brilliant, particularly the Royal carriage drawn by six white and beautiful horses, with light blu e plumes gaily waving in th e i r h ea d s. I t comprised, however, fewer vehicles than I have observed on other occasions. On the contents of the speech I leave you to make such reflections as it may call forth ; and will only point out to your notice the marked and just acknow ledgments paid to your foreign policy, in alluding to the recognition of Isabel 11. by the Sublime Porte. I may also allude to perhaps the most important paragraph ;n the discourse —I mean that which announces that the Queen has given instructions to her representatives at the Courts of her allies to demand a formal mediation against the breach of the rights of nations, committed b y t h e Northern Powe rs in clandestinely aiding the cause of the Pretender to the crown of Spain. It is very possible that this idea may have been suggested to her Majesty by the reports (of the truth of which her Government entertains no doubt) that the passport of the Princes? of Beira was signed by the Ambassador of one of her Majesty's allies at Vienna. The Duke of Fries deserves some credit for so sly a hit at his friends His little Excellency, no doubt, intended to include France among the Northern Powers of whom he speaks in the Royal speech. You will also find the press and the national militia re ferred to in the document, and in somewhat ambiguous terms, which only the more fully, to use an Irish bull, ex plains their meaning. I told you, indeed, many weeks ago, that the Press, the Constitution, and the National Guards —the fundamental elements of liberty in Spain, if properly directed—were 'not very safe in the keeping of the Mode rados. The allusions to the Press and National Militia are but the Ministerial sentiments I admonished you of squeezed down to the smallest possible compass by the pressure of late events and existing feelings in the capital. If circumstances, indeed, which it is unnecessary to enu merate, had not narrowed the arena of attack, you would have seen how a Moderado Cabinet would have wielded the sword of destruction against all the Liberal institutions of the country. It is pleasant to see the hands of this mis chievous, but very hypocritical, party tied up by the good conduct and sound opinions of the people. With the exception of the event which I have just de scribed, there is little here this evening upon which to fix your attention. No correct idea can be yet formed of the course which the deputies will pursue until a few days shall have expired. Neither is there anything definitely known, nor perhaps yet determined upon, with respect to the time of the formation or of the material of which the new Cabinet is to be,formed, beyond what I stated to you in my letter of yesterday. While I confidently announce the general conviction of the necessity of the nomination of a Liberal Cabinet, and the impossibility of continuing much longer without producing an open collision of parties, I am far from thinking that the withered arm of Carlism, which, aided by certain foreign influence, contri v e d so lon g to mis direct in secresy the energies of the country , is yet entirely powerless, or that farther a ttempts will be made to perpe tuate its malign influence. But I doubt if it can prolong much farther its power over the destinies of Spain , s e e in g , as I daily do here, that the eyes of the people are opened at length to the deception p r actised on them. Some f urt h er arrests have been made here since I wrote last, amongst them the leaders of the few hot-headed Exal-; tados, who were incautiously caught in the snare of the planners of the disturbance on Saturday night last. The ultra-Moderato party evince the utmost soreness at the arrests of the Carlists, and the exercise of the estado de sitio by the Captain-General and the civic authorities of Madrid Another of the winter series of masquerades is to take place at the Lowther Rooms on Monday, under the su perintendence of Mr. Blake. There is not the slightest foundation for a paragraph that appeared in a Morning Contemporary, which stated in structions to have been forwarded to Brighton from the Lord Chamberlain's Office, to prepare the Pavilion for her Majesty's reception on the 30th inst.—Morning Post. Accounts were received at Marlborough House yesterday morning of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, at Naples. Her Majesty was quite well. The Prince and Princess of Wurtemberg arrived at Lyons on Sunday, and set out the next day for Marseilles in a steamer which had been prepared for the accommodation of their Royal Highnesses. A letter from Milan says that the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia was shortly expected to proceed to Venice and Rome, en route for Naples, where he intends passing the winter. The Duke of Wellington arrived at Apsley House on Thursday night from Walmer Castle. The household establishment came yesterday, and are expected to leave town for Strathfieldsaye early in the ensuing week. Letters were received at Stafford House yesterday, announcing the safe arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Suther land and family at Genoa, on their way to Rome. The Duke of Portland left Harcourt House on Monday last, for the Priory at Welbeck. We have the pleasure to state that the Marquis of Douro is muck better. Thd Marquis and• Marchioness of Landsdown e left Windsor Castle yesterday for their residence, Bowood Park, Wilts. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, and the Ladies Georgians and Rachael Russell, intend staying at Brighton until about the Bth of the ensuing month, when the family will remove to Woburn Abbey, to pass the Christmas. The lriscountess Fitzharris came up from Beau Desert with the Countess of Tankerville, and yesterday her Ladyship left town on a visit to the Earl of Malmesbury, at Herne Hall, in Hampshire. Viscount Fitzliarris remains till the end of the month at Chillingham Castle, with a select party of sporting gentleman, who have lately been on a visit to the Duke of Northumberland, at Alnwick Castle. The Earl and Countess of Arran have arriv e d at Bath. The Earl and Countess of Kinnoul arrived in Green-street, Park-lane, a few days since from Ostend, hav ing made a tour in the Netherlands since they left Munich. The Earl of Tankerville arrived in town on Wed nesday last from Leamington Spa ; and soon after, the Coun tess, from the seat of the Marquis of Anglesey, Beau Desert, in Staffordshire. Yesterday, they left Grosvenor-square for their villa at• Walton-on-Thames. The Earl and Countess of Cadogan and the Ladies Augusta and Honoria Cadogan have been residing at Rome since the latter end of last month. After passing a month in the " eternal city," they will proceed to Venice and Naples, at the latter city visiting Viscount and Viscountess Chelsea. The Marquis, of Downshire is now on a visit at Cricket St. Thomas, near Chard. The Hon. Captain Hood and his Lady have also returned to this residence from their marriage tour. The Earl of Howth, the Earl O'Neil, the Dowager Lady Huntingtower, and Miss Tollemache, Lady and Miss Kinnaird, and Sir Ralph Abncromby, are among the late ar rivals at Leamington Spa. Bridgewater House, the elegant town residence of Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., is undergoing great improve ments during the absence of the family in the country. His Lordship, who at one time contemplated having a new front in Cleveland-square, from a plan of the Hon. Mr. Liddell, son of Lord Ravensworth, has confined the alterations to the end of the picture gallery, facing the Green Park. battalion a a m n G C a h a i r s d h s o s l e m r v , i a Adjutant ia c Canada, a o , thef is 0n his 2 t] l w a a r,, y ,re h e o a m ta e te o a n l o e f av h e i , s ir ja c t o e ns b e r q o u th en er e , e th o e f hlaatevienngtesducceeheidahedoheto,tl ofie Chisholm, M. P. for Inverness-shire. The family of Sir Arthur and Lady Augusta Paget has e been placed in mourning in consequence of the premature demise of th e i r secon d son , Ensign Cecil Augustu s Paget, of the Slst light infantry, who expired at Hobart Town, a few weeks after his arrival with a detachment of his regiment, as a guard over convicts. Mr. Paget, who was a promising young officer, was only in his nineteenth year. The remains of Sir James Edward Colebrooke were removed on Monday last from Tonbridge Wells to the family mausoleum at Chitham Castle, near Canterbury, attended by Sir J. Scott Lillie, as chief mourner, and several other rela tions and friends. The late Baronet is succeeded by his ne t c ne phew, Sir Th omas E dward Colebrooke, who i s at present in to s u forntr. Rome, and wh o a l so i nherits the lordship of the manor of Step ney, the family estates in Scotland, &c and is shortly ex pected at Melton arrive Mowbray,inthis A distinguished p arty o f t h e N o bili ty h av e assem bled y t . he huntin ' season Suffield's hounds. The Earl of Dreline• g ton, Lord A. Sey mour, Mr. G. Surtees, Count Bathyan Lord Suffield, &c. , are among the gentlemen who dail • take field. The Duke of Beaufort and Earl of Wiltonintend before n to join the part) the close of the season. y be his ab l l LORD JOHN R a e te to s u p d a d y e na partiala nd t truly uly l with Lord USSELL.—We are happy in stating, r in e g al s ,e u m n e d o e t r , w a e s nt to b that Lord J. Russell has so far recovered the shock his feel business.lamentable attention en t t a o h I p e u public —they intended the measure to be carried into execution for other purposes and by very different agents, and conse• quently feel much disappointment. • Through the exertions of Sir George Villiers, I under stand, the horses of British subjects which, with those of the Spaniards, were included in the order recently issued for the requisition, are now to be exempted. It is a mat ter of the utmost importance to the British residents in the Peninsula. At Jativa, in Valencia, there was a demand for reprisals among the inhabitants, as in some of the other towns of that province. The execution of a Carlist prisoner was resolved upon, and the affair seems to have subsided there. The following is a translation of THE SPEECH. " GENTLEMEN SENATORS AND DEPUTIES, " It is with the greatest pleasure I again find myself amongst you to commence your legi.lative labours anew, hoping that you will give me the same proofs of enlightened zeal for the public good in the present, as you afforded me in the last Legislature. " Between the Queen of Great Britain, the King of the French, the Queen of Portugal, and myself, continues the treaty of the 22d of April, 1834 ; and the friendly relations which unite the throne of the Queen of Spain with the other powers by which she has been recognised, remain in the most satisfactory state. " With much satisfaction I announce to the Cortes that the Sublime Porte has recognised the rights of my august daughter ; and it is particularly grateful to my heart that my powerful ally, the Queen of Great Britain, has latterly had a great share in the happy result of this negotiation. " Knowing that our enemies receive aid from countries ruled by governments which do not recognise my august daughter as Queen of Spain, I have ordered my repre sentatives at the courts of my allies to demand from them a formal mediation to put a stop to all violation of the right of nations. " Since the untoward undertaking against Morella the fortune of our arms has been less propitious ; but I confide in the valour, the constancy, and good discipline of the army to lead us again to victory. I expect you will ap prove of the levy of 40,000 men, and the requisition of horses, receatly decreed without your accord, in consequence of the urgency of those measures. " Since the former legislature are pending various im portant laws, which will have to be completed to place the interior regimen of the state in harmony with the existing constitution. Such are those which shall be presented to you for the final regulation of the corporation and pro vincial deputations, which you will )resently proceed to discuss, and also those relating to public instruction and charity. " The difficulty of restraining the effects of publications makes it necessary that the laws of the press should be constantly revised. If this be a necessity of all times, still more must it be in those of civil war ; and for this powerful reason I recommend to you the mature examina tion of the law which shall be laid before you on this im portant subject. The meritorious national militia performs in all parts with exactness and order the ordinary duties of their in stitution, and assists, besides, with the greatest willingness and courage in the persecution of the factious. It is thought proper, notwithstanding, to perfect thetr.orgarnsa tion, and with this view a project of law shall be presented to you. " The events of the war have shown the necessity of at- tending, even at the expense of the greatest sacrifices, to the conservation and augmentation of the marine, whose deserving forces rival the troops on land in their efforts to support the Constitutional Throne. " I have ordered that the vessels of war in the arsenals be immediately fitted out for active service ; and a project of law for the government of this force shall be laid before you, to fulfil the exigencies of the moment, and provide for the future. " Commerce experiences those evils which are conse quent to the situation of the country ; and it being ex tremely urgent to make in the special code of this branch some alteratio s which experience has proved to be indis pensable, my Government shall present to you a project of law for this purpose, without prejudice to their laying be fore you on a future occasion for discussion the new code. " Our foreign colonies continue tranquil, and I daily re ceive testimony of their ILyalty. The Commissions ap pointed in them to propose the special laws, by which, ac cording to the Constitution, they are to be governed, oc cupy themselves in their labours with assiduity. " My Government, authorised to effect, some important improvements contemplated in the judicial department, directs and hastens to a conclusion the labours pending on this subject ; 'and if, in consequence of the nature of the task itself, they have been unable to conclude their labours, those measures, however, which the transition from one legislative system to another demands with most urgency, are already agreed upon after mature delibera• tion. My Government shall take care to lay opportunely before the Cortes the result of their consideration of the projects of this branch, with which they with perseverance occupy themselves. The public revenues are becoming every day less adequate to cover all the expenses of the state, and the extraordinary contributions which the former Legislature generously granted to my Government to make up the de ficit, have not yet been realised. 'With a view to overcome these difficulties my Government labours incessantly. " Besides the general estimates of the Peninsula, those of our possessions in America shall, for the first time, be laid before you, and the solicitude of my Government shall propose to you such extraordinary contributions as they deem practicable to satisfy the public charges which the old income of the country is insufficient to- cover. " The various efforts which are being made to ameliorate as much as possible the condition of the national and fo reign creditors shall be also submitted to 'your examination as soon as brought to a conclusion. Credit being once re established, those means which are indispensably required to meet the expenses of the state, but particularly to main tain, above all others, the brave troops who are fighting, with so much honour for that cause which the nation de fends, shall be procured ; and this I expect shall be the principal object of your labours in the present session. On the banners of my august daughter Isabel the Second rests the salvation of the constitutional throne : let us preserve it, with the aid of Divine Providence, and plant in these banners, as soon as possible, the olive of peace, the only emblem of future prosperity." SWITZERLAND. In transmitting the despatch of Prince Metternich to the Cantons, the Federal Directory accompanied it with the following circular : _ __ " Lucerne, Nov. 7, 1838. " Faithful and dear Confederates,—His Excellency the Count de Bombelles, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Imperial and Royal Majesty the Emperor of Austria to the Helvetic Confederation, has remitted to the President of the Diet the copy of a des patch to him addressed on the Bth of October by his Highness Prince Metternich, Chancellor of State of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. The contents of that despatch appears to the Federal Directory of too great an importance to permit it to hesitate in recommending them to the anxious attention of all the States of the Confedera tion. The Vorort is perfectly of accord with the des patch, of which a copy is subjoined, inasmuch as it esta blishes the principle that Switzerland, as other independent States, must fulfil the obligations which the law of nations imposes on all members of the political system of Europe. But it cannot admit in all its extent the point of view in which the said despatch presents the intention of Switzer land as to the maintenance of its actual international re lations with other States. The Vorort cannot still less at tach to the abrogation of the conclusuni of the Diet of the 23d of August, 1836, concerning the turbulent refugees, the importance given to it by the Austrian Cabinet.* In fact, according to the letter of those guarantees, the Vo rort acknowledges that every independent State has incon testibly the right to admit within its bosom foreign refugees who remain quiet ; the duty which corresponds with that right in case where foreigners abuse the, asylum granted to them to carry troubles into other countries, is to prevent them creating in future similar disturbances. In conse quence of this principle of international law, Switzerland will in future expel from its territory, without giving •per mission even to re-enter it, the refugees who abuse the asylum afforded them to disturb the repose of other States. Moreover, the conclusunz of the Diet of the 23d of August, 1836, concerning turbulent refugees, can only be construed as an exceptional measure, produced under the particular circumstances of the moment, having in view in a similar ease the application of the general principle above men tioned, and ceasing, according to the letter itself of the last article of said conchtsum to produce its effects as soon as the extraordinary circumstances that have given it birth have ceased. When, on the 25th of April last, in the circular of the tractanda for the Diet of 1838, the Federal Directory, conformably with its powers, declared the said conclusum abrogated, it was guided by the opinion that the extraor dinary•circumstances which had given rise to it ceased to exist. In consequence it has declared the concluvon abrogated, in the full confidence that all the confederated States will of themselves, and without it 13 ,, ing necessary to resort to any special invitation for such purpose to the Vorort, prevent in due time all that may be likely to compromise in a serious manner the amicable relations with neighbour ing States, to the preservation of which Switzerland attaches the greatest importance. The Vorort never had the idea that this abrogation was a reason which authorized those refugees who had been expelled from the Helvetic territory • The guarantees given by the Vorort in the name of the Confederation, on the 24th of Jane, 1834, and sanc tioned by the Diet the 22d of J u ly ow a re still existin g ing, in W al their forces to return to it ; on the contrary, standing on the formal as surance given on the 24th of June, 1834, that the expelled refugees should be in future interdicted from returning, and guided by the consideration that the conclusum was abro gated solely because those individuals bad been expelled, the Vorort, in its report of the 29th of September last, submitted to the Diet the Ist of October, expressed with out any opposition the opinion that all expulsion of poli tical refugees effected in virtue of the said conclusum of the 23d of August, 1836, remained in full vigour, and that the individuals in question must be again sent away if they attempted to return to the Helvetic soil. In fixing the attention of all the States ou the true point of the question, the Vorort thinks it can in full security feel convinced that there is not a Member of the Confede ration who will not anxiously take care that the interna tional relations of Switzerland with the other States of Europe be preserved from all danger and annoyance. We seize this opportunity to give to your Excellencies the as sur.►nces of our perfect consideration. In the name of the Avoyer and Little Council of the Canton of Lucerne, Federal Directory, • For the Avoyer, (Signed) The Stadtholder, AMRHYN, Sen. The Federal Chancellor, AMRHYN, Jun. Berne, Nov. 11, 1838. GREECE. ATHENS, OCT. 29.—According to our last accounts the King is at Missolonghi waiting for the Queen, for whom they sent the Greek corvette Amelia, but it is reported to day that she prefers coming by the Austrian steamer to Patras. Travelling being now so difficult, we have heard but little of his Majesty's progress through Continental Greece. Numerous were the petitions .presented to him against the measures of his Government, and great com plaints against the new Governors and other employes, who seem to do everything to increase discontent. Near Lamia some of the good people going to meet him were carried off by a band of brigands, and were ransomed after he left. Another band on his approach carried off the departmental chest, containing 20,000 drachmas. A venerable old man, of eighty years, placed himself on the road to see his King pass, and said to him, " You look like a Greek in this dress, but in that other thing you look like a Barvarese (the manner the common people pronounce Bavarian, which makes it more like barbarian' than anything else) ; mind you must be a Greek now." From the Morea we have bad accounts ; a large party, escorted by Gendarmes, on their way from Caritena to Nauplia, were attackeJ, and one Gendarme was killed, se veral wounded, and a very respectable young man, who had been secretary to the late Governor of Caritena, killed. His death is looked upon as connected with the politics of the province, as be was possessed of information that might destroy some of their political projects. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT. 28.—Letters from Tabriz of the 21st ult. state that despatches from the camp before Herat had been received both by the British Ambassador and the Russian Consul ; but the intelligence they con tained was so contradictory as to throw the public mind into perfect perplexity as to the real situation of affairs. Both reports agree, however, that Herat had not fallen, and also that the Shah had not, according to the promise made to Colonel Stoddart, raised the siege of that for •ress. According to Count Simonitcb's version, Kermann Sehah with 1,200 followers had left the place and gone over to the besiegers, and the Herattees, reduced to the last extremity, could not hold out another week. Indeed, so vonfident of this result was the Russian Ambassador, as to add in his postcript in his letter—" This communication will in all probability be the last you will receive from me dated from Herat; nosooncrhas it fallen than I start for Teheran." The prolong stion of Mr. M'Niel's stay, after his solemn declaration that he would leave it in the event of his not re ceiving before the expiration of 10 days' positive assurance that the Shah had raised the siege, bad excited much surprise among the Persians, and led them to infer that it was intended only as a threat to intimidate them. If it be true, however, as stated by the English at Tabriz, that the Shah's delay in withdrawing his troops is owing, not to bad faith on his part, but to the refusal on the p•irt of the Herattees to accept the terms of accommodation proposed to both parties by Colonel Stoddard, it is but natural the British Ambassador should have postponed coming to a final determination till further orders arrived from the camp. It was publicly stated by the persons connected with the British Embassy in Persia, that the intelligence received from Colonel Stoddart on the 21st was of the most satisfactory nature, and led them to look on the preservation of peace between England and Persia as almost certain. The last letters from Trebisond mention the arrival at Erzeroutn of the Shah's Envoy Extra ordinary to the Court of St. James's. This personage is expected to be here to-morrow. For some days past it has been confidently reported that the Turkish army under the orders of Hafiz Pasha has met with serious reverses in Curdistan, and that the Commander-in-Chief himself has been taken prisoner. These sinister reports require confirmation. There are reasons for looking upon them as being intentionally spread by the agents of Russia, who of late have been unusually active in bullying the Turks, terrifying them with exaggerated accounts of the immense preparations at Sebastopol, and impressing upon their minds the con viction of their own helplessness, and consequently that of their inability to avert the consequences of the Empe rlr's indignation against the Sultan for presuming to abro pate the treaty of Unki a 'Skelessi, and without hi s parti cipation f orm an a lli ance with England, except by parting tit once with their new friends, and returning under the aegis of the Emperor's magnanimity and clemency. lam possitively assured, that in a late note addressed to the Porte the Russian Envoy has unequivocally declared that the Emperor would consider the Sultan's ratification of the commercial convention lately signed by Lord Ponsonby and the Ottoman Minister of Foreign Affairs in the same light as a formal declaration of war on the part of Turkey to Russia. Unless England steps forward and manfully declares her intention to support the Sultan and her own rights vi et armis, it is evident that after an intimation of so terrific a nature on the part of Russia, and the warnings given to them by France, Mahmoud sets too much value on the preservation of his life and throne to expose him self to the certainty or losing both by courting the friend ship of a power that has neither the means nor the inten tion of coming to his assistance in the day of danger ; and consequently, that sooner than trust to a broken reed, he will rescind the treaty of which Redschid Pasha is the bearer to the Court of England. The recall of the Otto man fleet, which I mentioned in my last, is entirely due, I understand, to the Russian Envoy's remonstrances and in timidations.—Times. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. (EXTRACT OF A LETTER.) Even during my short absence from the colony, a visible change has taken place, whether for better or worse I cannot say. The influx of Slave Compensation Fund awarded to this colony has been the cause of much speculation lately; and, in miniature, the mania for Companies appears to be as strong in Cape Town as in London. We have the Cape of Good Hope Banking Company, Steam Navigation Com pany, Assurance Company, Boat Company, South Af r i can Assurance Company, B a nk Company, Marine Assuran ce Company, and he a v en k no ws what besides. No sooner is a Joint St o ck C om p an y proposed th an shares areimme diately subscribed for, and the next day sold at a premium. Of course this will not last long. Mortgages bore 6 per cent, interest when I left the colony ; they now, in many cases, bear only 4 per cent. First, property has risen. nearly 50 per cent., labourers' wages the same. Beef has been as high as Is. a pound, it is now Bd. ; salt butter 2s. a pound; food for horses nearly double what it was two years ago ; bread in proportion. Metchants are obliged to be content with less profit than before. Political conten tion has subsided a little, at least as far as I can judge. At present Governor Napier is visiting the frontier districts. The Lieut.-Governor Stockenstroom has procured leave of absence, and will shortly proceed to England to lay his wrongs before Ministers. Col. Hase, of the 27th, has been appointed acting Lieut.-Governor. The Ex-Governor, Sir B. D'Urban, is still rusticating in the colony. The Editor of our Liberal Paper (commercial Advertiser) was tried for a libel, the other day, on one of the Members of Council, and was convicted in a penalty of 201. As he libelled two or three other Members of Council at the same time, I am told they e ac h i nten d b r i ng i ng an act i on against him. i send you the paper containing the libel and the result of the trial. If I mistake not, the London Papers libel Ministers and Members of both Houses of Parliament daily. A alm fe7montlis How out lords-paramountdomineer.over us. prohibiting the ago, a Bill passed the Colonial Legislature, came t o sale of any description of article on a Sunday, . work of any kind. The consequence wa,, for this port, hot be known, that vessels not exactly boundce to touching at St. when et o , nd forbiddingi t which called here for water in has since been altered, and butchers, the morning on Sundays. can sell till nine or ten o'clock in of butchers 'shambles,and number Helena or other places, abandopnreefderuesalbtoagkeetrh,,era.ndTohtebelaisw, There are only a certain f G Government. They are annually they arc the property other place in Cape T any monopoly. disposed of by tender, and o cattle_ oiv ns o o r t s i t t e p tb c e an sa n l o e t e m k e T t e d isi An inquest was held yesterday evening, at St. Bar tholomew's Hospital, on the body of a child seven years of age, whose death was occasioned by his pinafore catching fire during the temporary absence of his mother. These accidents sre of daily occurrence. The Coroner and jury lamented the great sacrifice of children's lives by fire, which arose from the parents not having it in their power, through poverty, to tcave a person in care of them during their absence. 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